REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1969 - AN ACT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL JUDGES FOR THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, ONE TO PRESIDE OVER THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF ROMBLON, AND THE OTHER TO PRESIDE OVER THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF THE PROVINCE OF AKLAN, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS FORTY-NINE, FIFTY AND FIFTY-TWO OF THE JUDICIARY ACT OF 1948, AS AMENDED.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. The twelfth paragraph of section forty-nine of Republic Act Numbered Two hundred ninety-six, otherwise known as "The Judiciary Act of 1948," as amended, is further amended to read as follows:

"The Eleventh Judicial District, of the provinces of Capiz, Aldan, Romblon and Iloilo, the City of Iloilo, and the Province of Antique;" SEC. 2. The eleventh paragraph of section fifty of the same Act, as amended, is further amended to read as follows:

"Ten judges shall be commissioned for the Eleventh Judicial District. Two judges shall preside over the Courts of First Instance of Capiz and Roxas City and shall be known as judges of the first and second branches thereof, respectively; one judge shall preside over the Court of First Instance of the Province of Romblon; one judge shall preside over the Court of First Instance of the Province of Aldan; five judges shall preside over the Courts of First Instance of the Province of Iloilo and the City of Iloilo, and shall be known as judges of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth branches thereof, respectively; and one judge shall preside over the Court of First Instance of the Province of Antique." SEC. 3. The twelfth paragraph of section fifty-two of the same Act, as amended, is further amended to read as follows:

"For the Eleventh Judicial District, two judges shall be stationed in Roxas City; one judge, in the Municipality of Romblon, Romblon; one judge, in the Municipality of Kalibo, Province of Aklan; one judge, in the City of Iloilo; one judge, in the Municipality of Guimbal, Province of Iloilo; one judge, in the Municipality of Santa Barbara, same province; one judge, in the Municipality of Pototan, same province, and one judge, in the Municipality of Ajuy, also of the same province; and one judge, in the Municipality of San Jose de Buenavista, Province of Antique." SEC. 4. There is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act.

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, June 22, 1957.